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Sara Emelina BrûléAge: 82 years18351918

Name
Sara Emelina Brûlé
Given names
Sara Emelina
Surname
Brûlé
Married name
Sara Emelina Bistodeau
Also known as
Emilia Burns
Also known as
Amelia Brulle
Also known as
Sara Brule
Note: Emelina with the help of five other women, made a red, white and blue star quilt during the Civil War, which is on display in the Minnesota Historical Society Museum. It is a white background with red and blue triangles made into a star pattern; alternating blocks of all white, hand-quilted with the white thread showing a leaf pattern; quilt edged in red trim. It was passed down to her son, Alcedas Bistodeau, then to his daughter, Cecilia Bistodeau Beaudry, then to her daughter, the donor, Odell Beaudry